NHK President Ryoichi Ueda elected as ABU Vice-President Chengdu(China). The General Assembly of the ABU, the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China on November 3rd-4th has appointed Ryoichi Ueda, President of NHK, to the post of ABU Vice-President. The ABU is the international organization of broadcasters of the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Ueda’s term will be for three years from January 1st. Comment from NHK President Ryoichi Ueda “The management environment … [Read more...] about Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union appoints Ryoichi Ueda
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Blue Ant International appoints VP
Toronto - Blue Ant International, a division of Blue Ant Media and leaders in global content distribution, announced the appointment of Alex Maldini to the position of Vice-President, International Sales & Acquisitions. In this role, Maldini will oversee Blue Ant International’s sales across the UK, Scandinavia, Benelux and Italy. He is also tasked with growing the division’s extensive library with more premium third-party content, across multiple genres. Maldini will operate out … [Read more...] about Blue Ant International appoints VP
Dynamic TV appoints VP of sales & co-productions
Berlin – Dynamic Television announced it has named seasoned executive Tasja Abel as Vice President of Acquisitions, Sales & Co-Productions. Abel comes to Dynamic from ZDF Enterprises, where she served in key positions such as VP Drama, overseeing the team on all acquisitions and development as well as handling international sales. She will report to Klaus Zimmermann, Managing Partner of Dynamic Television, and will be based in Berlin. "Tasja not only brings an impressive track … [Read more...] about Dynamic TV appoints VP of sales & co-productions
Discovery appoints Shavkat Berdiev
Singapore – In keeping with its ambition to expand and transform the business, Discovery Networks Asia Pacific has appointed Shavkat Berdiev as Vice President and General Manager of Southeast Asia. Shavkat will focus on accelerating growth of the business and brands toward a true convergent media and entertainment company. He will also be responsible for refreshing Discovery’s suite of products to deliver more compelling content to younger audiences. Based in Singapore, Shavkat will report … [Read more...] about Discovery appoints Shavkat Berdiev
Twentieth Century Fox appoints VP
London - Dorothy Crompton has been appointed to Vice President of Format Licensing, as announced by Mark Kaner, head of Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution (TCFTVD). Crompton will oversee the Scripted Format Business and advise TCFTVD’s international sales offices on their respective Scripted Format sales and strategy. In addition, she will manage the finished local production assets to facilitate TCFTVD’s sales of local series to the international marketplace. Crompton is based out … [Read more...] about Twentieth Century Fox appoints VP
GRB Entertainment announces appointments
Sherman Oaks, CA - GRB Entertainment announced the appointment of Melanie Torres as its new Director of International Sales, responsible for profitability and sales growth in Latin America, U.S. Hispanic, CEE, CIS and Spanish-speaking Europe. Torres was previously Associate Manager of International Content Distribution at A+E Networks, where she spent four years between the New York and London offices working across Latin America, US Hispanic, US Syndication, Canada, UK, Benelux, … [Read more...] about GRB Entertainment announces appointments
